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VOLUME XVII.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON. TUESDAY. JULY 25, 1905.
NUMBER 52.
ED. MAN ASS E
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In all
to Make Room for fall Goods.
ED. MANASSE ;
' Agent for Hutterick's Patterns.
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"GARLAND" Trade
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Lawn Mowers
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Screen Doors i
Hardware
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SOUTH SIDE MAIN STREET. ATHENA. OREGON
FOR SUNDAY CLOSING
ATHENA A "DRY" TOWN AND
Yk'H CLOSED SUNDAY;;
Indications Are That There Will Be
" . No Exceptions, But a Com-
! piee Tieuu.- ; '.
WILLIAMSON'S SECOND TBIAL.
5 i y ,- , 5'-.
Athena saloons were closed Sunday
for the first time in many years and it
is asserted that other business houses
will be notified to close and observe
the Sunday law. ----..--- - -
The saloon men closed upon notifi
cation of District Attorney Phelps,
who it is said took action through
complaint of a law and order league
of which J. M. Hayes, J. W. Jenkins,
Ed Baker and others resideing in this
city are prominent members. The
closing of the saloons through the
distriot attorney's offloe is the result
of nonaction ou the part of the city
officials to whom members of the'
league sometime ago appealed., . , i ' .
It is known that Mayor Taylor and
at least a portion of the couucilmen
favor the policy of closing one closing
all, and the saloon men having closed
their places of business will no doubt
make an effort to have the Sunday
closing law , strictly enforced on
other branches of business in the city.,
Aside from those who are members
of the organization responsible for
the steps taken to enforce the Sunday
closing law, the general verdict is
that closing the town at this season of
the year, when Sunday trade and
traffic is demanded by the farmers,
will be the cause of much lbss of
trade to Athena business men, and
result in much inconvenience to
machine men. Particularly is this
considered to be . the situation when
the fact is :taken e into consideration
that other towns in the oounty are
not closed on Sundays.
It is understood t hat all business
men will be notified during the week
from the district attorney's office that
complaint has been made and that all
places of business in Athena must be
closed on Sundays. One saloon man
stated that the liquor dealers had only
the best of good feeling toward the
business men of the town, but if the
saloons had to be closed other lines of
business must expect to be made to
observe the same law, and that for
one, aud speaking for himself, be
proposed to see that all,! were' treated
alike. - -lt-j-.
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Sio-To-Uae ror Fifty Cent.
Guurinueeil tobucco habit cure, make weal,
nensirow -itxx! vure. 5Uo.il. All drumiisl
Its the careful buyer of Har
vest supplies that we are after
at the present. We ask that
you call and investigate our
stock and get our prices. "First
class goods" and small profits" t
our motto
ELY & SO OTT PEOPL'ES GROCERS
THERE
ARE
TIIES
When all that is good in Groceries and Staple Provisions fail to appeal
to you as appetizers. THAT TIME IS HERE, tor the season of
- . Fruits And -Vegetables
is at its zenith. Our FRUITS AND VEGETABLES C03IE DIRECT
FROM THE RANCH and therefore are fresh and. palatable.
DELL BROTHERS
CATERERS TO THE PUBLIC IN
GOOD THINGS TO EAT
Athena, Oregon.
STBAW ON THE ROADS
The Theory In This Case Will be M-
terlally Vhanged.
The second trial of WilliamsoD,
Van Qesner and Biggs on the charge
of subornation of perjury, has com
menced. . "'
r United States ' District Attorney
Beney has stated the case of the gov
ernment to the jury, clearly, fully and
forcfully. : i ''
' The defense, through Judge Bennett
has told what ground will be taken
by his clients in ' the battle ' to be
fought put once more, : and has at
tactked the position of the govern
ment aud its attorney, has disclaimed
guilt on behalf of the three accused
men and has declaimed with fiery
denunciation . that the government
and its detectives have harried the
men accused from pillar to post like
worried rabbits in front : of blood
thirsty dogs. " ; ;
. All is ready for the old story to be
told again. In the meantime the
prosecution has told ; the jury what
it intends to prove and this statement
reveals the fact that the defendants
will have to face new evidence not
brought out at the former tiral and
Will be put still more upon their
mettle in establishing their inno
cence. 1 Mr. Williamson ' .will; be
proved to have been in Prineville on
June 15 and to have stayed there until
June 24, when the trial has come to
his connecton with the conspiracy, so
that when he testified in. the last trial
not to have remembered his where
abouts he will have this time either
to admit or bring counter . proof to
deny. ' This f act alone, it is argued,
strengthens the case of the govern
ment inasmuch as the presence of
Williamson in - Prineville at ' that
time brings him into touch ' with . the
knowledge of the conspfraoy alleged
in the iudiotment.
The theory of the case will be
changed, - according to ; a ; statement
made by Mr. Heney, and ; the con
tention of the government will be to
show that the perjury was committed
by the entrymeu at the time they
made final proof, and not at the date
of filing oh their claims. 1 It is possible
that this theory will be argued before
the court when the testimony is com
menced. In that Case Judge Bennett
will contend that the indictment is
defective and shouid be dismissed,
owing to its obscurity and uncertain-
ness of meaning. :
Renn Not Injured
Arthur Renn, a Pendleton boy who
was a member ot the crew on board
the ill-fated Bennington ' when she
blew np, was not injured A particle,
says the East Oregonian. - A message
Was received from ; the young man
himself, ' saying that he had been
aboard but was unhurt, though many
had been killed and injured. . A
little later messages were received
from Captain Young of the gunboat
and from the chief of police of San
Diego, saying that the boy was uulu
jured. 1 Both of these parties had been
wired to by the anxious relatives as
soon as the news reached them of the
disaster. '
. Bucking the Northern Pacific.
Spokane is very - much wrought up
over the proposed changes of its tracks
in that city by the Northern Pacific
The road proposed to close certain
streets and to build certain subways
in and through the city. This is op
posed by the citizens, though the road
has promised to spend about $500,000
in the city in improving its property,
and they demand that the N. P. peo
ple leave all the streets open and that
all the track be lowered in the business
part of the city.' . .
. r For One Dollar. , -
Until Monday, August 28, you can
send the Press to any address outside
of Umatilla county one year for one
dollar. This special reduction in the
subscription price of the paper is made
with the view of making your friends
and relatives in the East acquainted
with Athena, Umatilla county and
Oregon. Included in the year's sub-
sciption at $1 will be mailed a copy of
the special harvest edition of the
Press, which will be issued the first
week in November. Now is the time
to subscribe. '
Farmer! Making Travel More Agreeable
for Themgelve. ,
' Walla Walla county has begun the
annual campaign to straw the dusty
roads of the county to make them pass
able for the immense amount of wheat
that must pass over them in the nest
two months. Special effort is being
made to interest the farmers in the
work instead of sending gangs of men
and teams to the different parts of the
county to do the work. As soon as
the farmers finish their threshing
they or their men and teams are hired
at the rate of $3. 50 a day to furnish
and spread the straw on the roads. In
the old way, when a man and team,
paid for at the rate of $1.60 or there
a bouts a day, were sent out to the
country the farmers asked $2 a lend
for their straw before they allowed
it to be put ou ,tbe roud. By the pres
ent plan each framer is hired to pre
pare the road along his line fence,
and by obtaining the direct benefit of
this method he gladly gives his men
and teams at a low rate and donates
the straw. "
Fish Law Being Violated.
Information reaches this office tha'
the company owning the big dam at
the power plant has failed-to provide
a flshway to enable the fish to pass the
obstruction. This is contrary to the
law and the company should be com
pelled to meet the requirements of the
law in this respect Many large fish
collect below the . dam seeking to
ascend the stream to spawn but are
unable to do so ou account of the dam.
We are informed that many trout are
being caught with grab hooks and
spears, which is also contrary to law.
It is certainly high time that our game
warden was taking some action in
the matter. -Milton Eagle.
Ernest Evans 8kips Oat.
:" 'f THrnadf IT trail a f Via ohonn mnn nffnt
i -aa uwv u uutjf vuv auwujar ma .va.
horrnwinir all hn oonld on the 1803
head of sheep he owned and mortgaged
a field of grain in which he is said to
have only owned a half interest, has
departed for parts unknown, says the
Pilot Rock Record. Mr. Evans has
had domestic troubles and was given
to gambling, which combined, proved
his downfall. He was generally con
sidered an honest man aud a good
manager,' but was uuabie to curb his
passion for the gambling table. It is
said he has left behind several unpaid
grocery., bills. .Herbert Boylen has
taken charge Of the sheep for the
mortgagees. .
Parker Narrowly Escaped.
, Alton B. Parker and his grandson,
Alton Parker Hall, were rescued
from drowning off Esopus island, ' op
posite . the . Parker home at Pough
keepsie, JN. by i!dwara iritz, a
photographer. . Yonug Hall was on
Parker's back, and the judge was
choked until unable to swim in tha
swift current and called for help.
Unable to breathe Parker threw the
lad off. The latter sank but was
brought to the surface by Fritz, who
helped both ashore and they were re
susciated.
Palouse Grain Lou-
The excessive heat has greatly dam
aged the spring wheat crop in the
Palouse grain district. In some lo
calities a loss of 25 per cent is esti
mated, in other sections the loss is es
timated at five per cent If the hot
weather continues the aggregate loss
in the (Big Bend and Palouse may
reach a million dollars as the crops
this year were exceedingly ; heavy.
Fall wheat is entirely out of danger.
Harvesting will begin within a week
on fall grain. " . , 7,;
After Waiubnrg Plant
E. W. Cnmmings, the man who
put in Athena's first water works sys
tem, has made a proposition to pur
chase the Waitsburg water plant He
pledges better water at the same rates
that are now being charged.
HE CUT HIS THROAT
W. E. DERRICK, MILTON FARM
ER, COMMITS SUICIDE.
Despondent Over Loss of Money in
..( Banning a Large Steam
Threshing Outfit
Yellow Fever in New Orleans.
; New Orleans July . 24. Tonight
Mayor Behrmau issued a proclama
tion to the poeple of this city urging
them to heed the advice of the health
authorities relative to the sanitation
of their premises aud calling special
attention to the necessity of placing
screens upon their houses and nets
over all cisterns and pools of water
which might breed mosquitoes. At a
meeting of the state board of helth to
day it was decided in response to num
erous requests for information to pre
pare and send out a detailed state
ment of the situation.' This will in
clude an official statement that up
to this date there has been seventeen
cases and six deaths from yellow fever.
, Grover Martin Released.
Urover Martin, convicted of man
slaughter for having killed O. N.
Prestou, is no longer in the county
jail, bail having been provided for
him Saturday afternoon, says the East
Oregonian. Five thousand dollars is
the amount which Martin was requir
ed to give in order to secure his re
lease while waiting for his appeal to
be decided, and this sum was provided
late Saturday afternoon by Thomas
Spence aud U. H. Boerster, of Milton.
Immediately after the bond had been
signed Martin was released aud left
on the six o'clock train for bis borne
at Milton. ,
A Milton special 'to the Pendleton
Tribune says W. E. Derrick; a promi
nent young farmer who Las been liv
ing at the home of his parents about
eight miles noithwest of Milton, com
mitted suicide Saturday . , afternoon
about 1 o'clock by cutting 'Lis throat
with a razor. ?'. ,
Derrick, who was about 25 years of
age, the son of. Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Derrick, promineut people of that '
neighborhood, has been .running a
threshing outfit for the past two sum-
mers. This business venture on the .
part of the young man did not prove
a - success aud it is understood that he
has been ' losing money every year.
He became despondout over his
financial circumstances and finally,
in a fit of temporary insanity it is be
lieved, he killed himself on the bed in
his room. At noon he ate lunch with
his mother and then went to his room.
It was noticed at the time that he ap
peared "blue," , but nothing was
thought of his condition as he had
been in the habit of haviug these at
tacks quite frequently, especially this
spring. About two hours later his
mother had occasion to go to her son's
room for . something and found him
quite dead, lying in a pool of his own
bload, a deep gash in his throat which
had evidently been inflioted with a
razor which lay beside him.
Coroner Henderson was notified of
the suicide shortly after aud went to
Milton on the evening train to hold
an inquest over the remians.'
Rates Too High.
At Walla ' Walla numerous oom
plaints are being heard from' inde
pendent wheat shippers and farmers
about the high warehouse rates charg
ed by the three leading ' wheat com
panies of the country. Last year the
rates were raised to 50 cents a ton
storage from harvest until Junuary 1,
following, and from then on 10 cents
a mouth a ton storage until the crop
was sold. " Under the new rates the
companies charge 50 cents a ton even
though the wheat is. merely trucked
through and weighed before being
put on the cars. The shippers offer
no solution to the problem other than
to .build independent warehouses for
their own use. - Those who have their
warehouses and the mill warehouses
charge the same rates as were in
force before last year, aud are receiv
ing a large amount of business in con
sequence. ,: , ; : . ; .
ENTERTAINMENT NIGHTLY.
Lewiston Interstate Fair.
The county commissioners at Lewis
ton have appropriated $1250 for the
Lewiston Interstate Fair & Racing as
sociation to assist in making the fair
this fall a success. ' Chris F. Osmers,
secretary of the fair association, states
that the fair will be larger and bet'
ter this year than ever before. A
better racing program is promised,
also a better livestock exhibit, while
the side show attractions are to be
first class. The Nez Perce county ex
hibit will also surpass all former
efforts. . '
Celeftllal Medicine Company All Thin
' m Week In Athena.
The Celestial Doctors are up to date
in treating all kinds of old chronic
complaints, and the remedy for act
ing kindly in assisting nature back to
the normal, healthy standard, is
chosen for special conditions.
If American products are the better
they are prescribed, and Oriental
products are. prescribed when indi
cated." Successful results is the aim
of these doctors and investigation will
show you , that they get It. Tape
worm removed , with two doses of
medicine iu two hours without fast-
lug. Minor surgical operations per
formed without pain '-. aud anesthetics
to be iuhaled not necessary. Asthma
cured by a remedy found which es
tablishes co-ordination of nerve force,
or in other Words, puts the flighty
nerves in gear. Office, Room 1 in St.
Nichols Hotel. Amusing show each
evening, near the hotel.
Warehouses Destroyed.
Property worth between $12,000
and $15,000 was destroyed in'Sherman
county Sunday aftemoou in a wind
storm that lasted about five , minutes.
Six wheat warehouses were wrecked or
blown from their foundations, and
the residence of J. M. Parry, -post- .
master at Moro, was partially tipped
over. No lives were lost so far as
known, and no further damage was
done. Three of the warehouses were
located at Moro, one at Klondike, one
at McDonald and one at Demoss.
No Secret About It.
It is no secret, that for cuts, bums,
olcers, fever sores, sore eyes, boils,
"etc. , nothing is so effective as Buck
len'g Arnica Salve. "It didn't take
long to cure a bad sore I had and it
is all O .K. for sore eyes," writes D.
L. Gregory, Hope, Tex. 25c at Mc
Bride's drug store.
Cliiirate Tnr flowel ".Tllh Caecareub
Cannjr Cittlmrlir, euro innnUpullon forever.
fcc.TOc )f a C Kj, fall, (truh'Kiiiuinifunrt moneir.
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